The Mindset Shift That Took Me From $5K to $20K Months
Release Date: 08/26/2025
(LIVE COACHING) Coaching Clinic Friday: The Client Goldmine You're Overlooking (Warm Lead Strategy)
Best Damn Coach Podcast: Conversations for coaches, mentors, and service providers to grow a profitable coaching business
Welcome to Friday Coaching Clinic Episodes. These are LIVE coaching session snippets where you have the opportunity to learn as both client and coach. I encourage you to think about how you might coach through this topic as a coach or how this situation may support you as a client. A reminder about these episodes: This snippet is just one way of coaching through this topic. Each coach has their own unique voice, personality and confidence to best support their clients and I invite you to find yours. This week: The Client Goldmine You're Overlooking (Warm Lead Strategy)
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AI for Coaches Who Hate Tech (You're Welcome) with Kelly Sinclair
Best Damn Coach Podcast: Conversations for coaches, mentors, and service providers to grow a profitable coaching business
AI is moving fast, and I don't want you left behind. In this conversation with Kelly Sinclair, we're tackling the biggest fears coaches have about AI---from "isn't this cheating?" to "how do I protect my intellectual property?" Kelly shares how she went from AI-resistant to building an entire AI platform for coaches. You'll learn: ✓ The "brand calibrator" method that makes AI sound exactly like you (not generic robot garbage) ✓ How to protect your frameworks and intellectual property when using AI tools ✓ Custom GPT strategies that cut task time from 20 hours to 2 hours ✓ Why AI isn't...
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(LIVE COACHING) Coaching Clinic Friday: The Places Mom Coaches Never Think to Look for Clients
Best Damn Coach Podcast: Conversations for coaches, mentors, and service providers to grow a profitable coaching business
Welcome to Friday Coaching Clinic Episodes. These are LIVE coaching session snippets where you have the opportunity to learn as both client and coach. I encourage you to think about how you might coach through this topic as a coach or how this situation may support you as a client. A reminder about these episodes: This snippet is just one way of coaching through this topic. Each coach has their own unique voice, personality and confidence to best support their clients and I invite you to find yours. This week: The Places Mom Coaches Never Think to Look for Clients
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From Former Teacher to Life Coach: How Ana 3X her business
Best Damn Coach Podcast: Conversations for coaches, mentors, and service providers to grow a profitable coaching business
What does it actually take to go from scattered coach speaking "too coachy" to confidently attracting dream clients everywhere you go? Former teacher Ana Cortes-Holbert reveals exactly how she tripled her coaching income after getting crystal clear on WHO she serves and HOW to talk about it. No complicated funnels. No paid ads. Just authentic conversations that convert. In this episode, you'll discover: -The exact moment Ana's business transformed (hint: it started with ONE clear statement about who she helps) -Why speaking "coach language" was keeping her broke—and what she did instead -Her...
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(LIVE COACHING) Coaching Clinic Friday: Why High Achievers Won't Admit They're Burned Out (And What to Say Instead)
Best Damn Coach Podcast: Conversations for coaches, mentors, and service providers to grow a profitable coaching business
Welcome to Friday Coaching Clinic Episodes. These are LIVE coaching session snippets where you have the opportunity to learn as both client and coach. I encourage you to think about how you might coach through this topic as a coach or how this situation may support you as a client. A reminder about these episodes: This snippet is just one way of coaching through this topic. Each coach has their own unique voice, personality and confidence to best support their clients and I invite you to find yours. This week: Why High Achievers Won't Admit They're Burned Out (And What to Say Instead)
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When You Raise Your Standards
Best Damn Coach Podcast: Conversations for coaches, mentors, and service providers to grow a profitable coaching business
Ever feel that bubbling sensation that it's time for more in your coaching business? I'm right there with you, and in this episode, I'm sharing exactly what it looks like to raise your standards---even when it makes you physically sick. Here's what we're diving into: → How stepping away from social media for 55 days validated everything I teach about building a coaching business (and why I couldn't eat for days after making that decision) → The pricing wake-up call → Why you might need to let go of who you used to serve as you raise your standards → Moving from solopreneur to...
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(LIVE COACHING) Coaching Clinic Friday: From Hot Mess to What? The Positioning Problem Every Mom Coach Faces
Best Damn Coach Podcast: Conversations for coaches, mentors, and service providers to grow a profitable coaching business
Welcome to Friday Coaching Clinic Episodes. These are LIVE coaching session snippets where you have the opportunity to learn as both client and coach. I encourage you to think about how you might coach through this topic as a coach or how this situation may support you as a client. A reminder about these episodes: This snippet is just one way of coaching through this topic. Each coach has their own unique voice, personality and confidence to best support their clients and I invite you to find yours. This week: From Hot Mess to What? The Positioning Problem Every Mom Coach Faces
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Faux-ductivity: Are you stuck in it?
Best Damn Coach Podcast: Conversations for coaches, mentors, and service providers to grow a profitable coaching business
Are you confusing being busy with building a business? After hosting 13 retreats and coaching hundreds of entrepreneurs, I'm revealing the #1 hidden epidemic that's killing coaching businesses: Faux-ductivity—the sophisticated art of looking productive while avoiding the real work that brings in clients. In this episode, I'm breaking down: The 6 deadly faux-ductivity traps sabotaging your success Why your perfect logo and color-coded systems aren't paying your bills My bulletproof 30-day test to identify what ACTUALLY grows your business How to stop hiding behind busy work and start...
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(LIVE COACHING) Coaching Clinic Friday: How to Use AI to Perfect Your Coaching Positioning
Best Damn Coach Podcast: Conversations for coaches, mentors, and service providers to grow a profitable coaching business
Welcome to Friday Coaching Clinic Episodes. These are LIVE coaching session snippets where you have the opportunity to learn as both client and coach. I encourage you to think about how you might coach through this topic as a coach or how this situation may support you as a client. A reminder about these episodes: This snippet is just one way of coaching through this topic. Each coach has their own unique voice, personality and confidence to best support their clients and I invite you to find yours. This week: How to Use AI to Perfect Your Coaching Positioning
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Why You Need A Framework NOW More Than Ever
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Consumer trust is at a nine-year low, and generic coaching isn't cutting it anymore. In this episode, I'm breaking down the three critical reasons why building your signature coaching framework isn't optional---it's the difference between thriving and barely surviving as a coach. You'll discover: How the trust recession is impacting your discovery calls Why specificity beats generic messaging every time And how to escape the vanilla coach trap that's keeping you invisible. I'm sharing eye-opening statistics (only 42% of consumers trust online reviews in 2025, down from 79% in 2020) and...
info_outlineHere's what I've learned the hard way: You can have all the strategy in the world, but if your internal operating system isn't upgraded to match your income goals, you'll stay stuck at the same level forever. Most coaches beating their heads against the wall are using the same strategy without working on themselves.
Your business can only grow as much as you're willing to grow.
In this vulnerable episode, I'm sharing the exact mindset shift that took me from inconsistent $5K months to consistent $20K+ months. This isn't about tactics or funnels - it's about the internal work that has to happen before any strategy will stick.
You'll discover:
- The 3 limiting beliefs that kept me small (and probably you too)
- Why I was downplaying my business as "just a side hobby" and how it was sabotaging me
- The identity shift framework that changes everything
- My embarrassing early days: forgetting to invoice clients for months
- The $6K client story that crushed my confidence
Learn about my VIP day success story where we built a complete business model in one day, and discover the identity work we do inside the Best Damn Coach community.
Stop calling it a baby business. Stop treating it like a hobby where you accidentally make money. Start treating it like the empire you're building.
Resources mentioned:
- Free coaching questions: amanda-walker.com/questions
- Strategy call: amanda-walker.com/lets-chat
- Connect with Amanda: @awalkmyway